Ryan Specialty (RYAN) Competitors $66.18 +0.39 (+0.59%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:35 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.69 +0.51 (+0.77%) As of 07/3/2025 05:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RYAN vs. MFC, SLF, PUK, WTW, CRBG, PFG, EQH, AEG, EG, and BNTShould you be buying Ryan Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ryan Specialty include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Prudential Public (PUK), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ryan Specialty vs. Its Competitors Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Prudential Public Willis Towers Watson Public Corebridge Financial Principal Financial Group Equitable Aegon Everest Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ryan Specialty. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManulife Financial$38.90B1.39$4.11B$1.9116.55Ryan Specialty$2.52B6.90$94.67M$0.34194.65 Is MFC or RYAN a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ryan Specialty pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Manulife Financial pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryan Specialty pays out 141.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manulife Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Ryan Specialty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.38%. Ryan Specialty has a consensus target price of $75.58, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Ryan Specialty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ryan Specialty 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has more risk & volatility, MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFC or RYAN more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.58% compared to Ryan Specialty's net margin of 6.97%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 47.70% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial9.58% 15.84% 0.75% Ryan Specialty 6.97%47.70%5.69% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MFC or RYAN? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor MFC or RYAN? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Ryan Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Manulife Financial and 7 mentions for Ryan Specialty. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 0.84 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ryan Specialty 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryManulife Financial beats Ryan Specialty on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ryan Specialty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RYAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RYAN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RYAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRyan SpecialtyINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.53B$26.88B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield0.72%1.11%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio194.6537.8520.0228.09Price / Sales6.904.9525.6938.30Price / Cash25.2733.8221.6822.53Price / Book15.794.972.284.58Net Income$94.67M$835.90M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance-2.28%1.12%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance-4.16%3.12%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance14.14%3.61%538.58%15.06% Ryan Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYANRyan Specialty3.5798 of 5 stars$66.18+0.6%$75.58+14.2%+15.2%$17.53B$2.52B194.655,250MFCManulife Financial4.9688 of 5 stars$31.30+2.0%$45.67+45.9%+17.9%$53.45B$38.90B16.3837,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial4.9513 of 5 stars$64.78+1.1%$88.00+35.8%+31.3%$36.51B$28.32B16.4831,768PUKPrudential Public4.3552 of 5 stars$24.37+1.6%N/A+33.2%$31.60B$16.66B10.5015,412WTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.4769 of 5 stars$303.69+1.6%$356.30+17.3%+17.8%$30.11B$9.93B-607.3748,900Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial3.8351 of 5 stars$32.85+0.7%$37.00+12.6%+21.9%$18.06B$19.58B27.845,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumePFGPrincipal Financial Group4.0933 of 5 stars$77.33+0.9%$83.85+8.4%+2.2%$17.34B$15.77B11.5819,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEQHEquitable4.4673 of 5 stars$53.88+1.0%$61.67+14.5%+35.6%$16.37B$14.78B14.648,000Positive NewsAEGAegon4.7035 of 5 stars$6.76+0.4%N/A+15.0%$14.90B$10.65B7.0423,123EGEverest Group4.8108 of 5 stars$342.01+1.4%$400.33+17.1%-7.5%$14.55B$17.23B17.593,037Positive NewsBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$59.59+1.3%N/AN/A$14.33B$14.10B180.585,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Prudential Public Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Brookfield Wealth Solutions Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RYAN) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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